LANGUAGE AND KNOWLEDGE: THE UNPACKING OF `TEXT'
The first of a series of biennial conferences on the topic of
Language and Knowledge
Date: 9 - 11 Septmember 1996
Venue: Department of English Language & Literature
National University of Singapore
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Both practical and theoretical papers are welcome. The organisers
conceive of papers falling into the following categories:
A. COMMON SENSE AND EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
* language amd cognition
* language of the preschool child in a multilingual environment
* the role of language in the school
- language across the curriculum
- langage in the classroom
- the formal teaching of `grammar'
- materials development (genre, metaphor, etc._)
- the teaching of literature (whose literature?)
B. LANGUAGE AWARENESS IN SOCIETY
* the languages of power (the multilingual dimension: English,
Mandarin, Malay, Tamil, etc.)
* language and the media
* language and gender
* language and marginalization
C. TECHNACY, THE LITERACY OF THE FUTURE
* literacy in the electronic medium
* creating `text' through electronic means (what are the consequences?)
* world-wide networking and access to knowledge-data bases
NOTE:
Papers should be no longer than 7000 words (delivery time 40
mintues with 20 minutes for question/answer). SELECTED PAPERS WILL BE
PUBLISHED.
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS (Approx. 350 words) should be directed to:
Dr Sunita Anne Abraham
Conference Secretary
Dept of English Lang. & Lit.
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 0511
Tel: (065) 772 3928 Fax: (065) 773 2981
Abstracts (in double space) should reach Dr Abraham by 31 January 1996
and have the following format:
Name:
Designation/Institution:
Category of Paper:
Title of Paper:
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES:
Before 31/1/96: S$80 + S$2.40 (3% GST)
After 31/1/96: S$100 + S$3.00 (3% GST)
Overseas participants are not requiredto pay the 3% GST. Documentary
proof of overseas insitutional funding will, however, be necessary at
time of payment. (Expatriates working in Singapore are required to pay
the 3% GST.)